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Poughkeepsie, NY vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Shelton has been positive.
- Shelton has 0.5% more unemployment than Poughkeepsie.
- Shelton job growth has increased by 0.4% in the past 10 years.
 Poughkeepsie, NYShelton, CTUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 14 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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